I Will Knot!

This is a site about knots: how to tie them, how to appreciate their beauty. Even the seriously knot-challenged among us can learn to tie many useful and popular knots by following along with the short, step-by-step instructional video clips on this site.

Before you begin, here are a couple quick knot-tying tips to keep in mind:

Get youself some nice, thick rope -- don't learn with string! String is extremely hard to control, and your knots will be so small that you won't be able to see what is going on. About 4 feet of 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick nylon rope will do nicely for learning purposes. Any good hardware store will have this, and it is very inexpensive.

Once you've mastered how to tie a knot from the clips, trying tying it around different sort of objects, at different angles. You don't really know a knot until you can tie it upside-down and inside-out!

Okee-dokee, now it's time to choose a knot to learn from the list below. So fix yourself a nice hot beverage, grab your rope, and repeat confidently to yourself: I WILL KNOT!!